Deportivo cash in on United’s Blanc check

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IT IS not known whether David Beckham, Roy Keane, Ruud van Nistelrooy et al mustered the enthusiasm to tune into television coverage last night as an unfamiliar Manchester United side suffered a rare defeat on European soil, but they missed little, save for barely-needed confirmation that Laurent Blanc can no longer be considered for the more significant assignments that lie ahead.

Should this prove to be the last act in Blanc’s illustrious career at the top level, it was a fairly inglorious end as he allowed Deportivo La Coruña to shade a meaningless encounter for which neither side seemed to